The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

MRS MARY MURPHY, OF St Louis, is 100
years old, and is just cutting her wisdom teeth.
GLADsToNE's library numbers Is, 600 volumes.
His favorite authors are Dante, Aristotle, Bishop
Butler and Augustine.
LORD CHuRcHILL's bride, Lady Verona Low
Their, has fortune Of $500, 900, left to her by
her father, the fourth Lord Lonsdale
In one scene of "Ruddygore." Saturday night.
the house was in deep darkness and Sullivan
directed the orchestra with a baton tipped with
an electric light.
A FUND is being raised to prevent the sale at
auction of Daniel O'Connell's old home and per-
sonal effects. which are in danger through the
bankruptcy of their present owner.
SPRIGGs "How much older is your sister than
you, Johnny7r Johnny: "Idunno. Maud ulster
be twenty-five years, then size was twenty, end
now she amt only eighteen. guess well soon
be twins"
IF the Pennsylvania Legislature follows the
example of Illinois, and fix the license for gen.
eral liquor store at $500, Philadelphia would be
the gamer by So 500, 900, estimating the number
of saloons still at 5000.
THE father Of Vice president Hamlin called his
four after the great warriors of ancient his
tory Alexander Julius Caesar, Cincinnatus and
Hannibal His four daughters were named, re-
spectively, Europa, Asia, Australia and Amer
lea
ONE Of the curious condolences Of nomencla-
ture is the daughter Of General Logan married
Mr.. Tucker while the daughter of Representa-
| tive Randolph Tucker married Mr.. Logan.
| Each couple have a son. The name of one is
Tucker Logan, and the other is Logan Tucker.
QUEEN VICTORIA vows that never in her long
life have two men treated her more shabbily
/ than Mr.. Gladstone and Lord Randolph
| Churchill. 1t comes out now that Lord c. wrote
| his recent resignation while guest of the
| Queen, and that "he actually used Windsor
Castle note paper"
Big visiting cards have been the rage with a
certain element in Paris, and as protest against
| their use number of the leaders of the Amer
lean colony there have decided to taboo cards al
together, As q substitute they place small or
namental slate in their halls, upon which callers
| are expected to inscribe their names
The Rambler: Twill you favor me with your
handr he said, softly. ''Oh Georee!" she ex-
claimed. blushing becomingly; ''this is so sud
| den. Really, hardly know what to say" 81
| am very deeply interested in palmistry. you
know" he explained And he never could un-
| derstand why che left the room with such a dis
| play of temper.
PROFESSORS Abner ard Schott, of Jena, are
reported to have invented new optical glass Of
remarkable refractory power, which will be Of
great value in microscopic photography. It is
| ediO tuot WuliC tuo oEOlunEy lcuSSs W not III
| NIT of distinct reflections beyond one-50O, 000tt
| Of an inch this new glass will render one-204
7O0,000th of an inch perfectly visible.
WILLIAM WINTER's little son Arthur was one
of the brightest boys in New York. The death
of the lad from hurts got while he was coastinl
| was a matter of regret many mouths ago. Blu
ne has not been forgotten, and there is TO be al
Arthur Winter Memorial Library in New York
Edwin Booth has just added 700 volumes to hell
fill shelves, on which there are already rows Of
books sent by Lawrence Barrett, Joseph Jeffer
son and John Gilbert
SIX hundred newspapers are published in the
German language in the United States. TIL,
Poles, Firms and Welshmen have their journals
Poles who are anxious to find how things hav,
gone at Wozawoza- W alintskinski since they lef
consult the Dzienswietv, the Firms invariabl,
begin letter to the editor of the Prziaciel Lud
with complimentary allusion to his vauabl,
paper. while the wanderer from Hhywyrdd thinks
Of his Welsh home as he ready the Y. Wawr.
TIE birth of Secretary Whitneys daughter
on Sunday, is the fifth instance in the last TWEEN
ty years of an increase in like manner of Cabi
net family. During Johnsons administration
Secretary McCulloch was presented with
daughter, as was also Postmaster gen eral Deni
son. In General Grants second term two Cabi
net babies were born-one the daughter Of Sec
rotary Be]kuap, the other the daughter of Sec
J rotary Robson. Why al Cabinet babies SHOULD
be girls is question which naturally sugges
itself from the above facts.